List of Deadliest Cyclones in the Philippines

Because of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), I got curious about the strongest typhoons that ever hit the Philippines. Our country is sitting astride the typhoon belt and because of this; we experience lots of rains and thunderstorms throughout the year.

Here are the list  deadliest cyclones :

Rank	Storm	Year of Impact	Deaths	Cost of Destruction
1	Haiyan/Yolanda	2013	5,632 and still counting	$699 million
2	Thelma/Uring	1991	5,101-8,000	Not considered as most destructive
3	Bopha/Pablo	2012	1901	$1.04 billion
4	Angela	1867	1800	Not considered as most destructive
5	Winnie	2004	1593	Not considered as most destructive
6	October 1897 Typhoon	1897	1500	Not considered as most destructive
7	Ike/Nitang	1984	1492	Not considered as most destructive
8	Fengshen/Frank	2008	1410	$301 million
9	Durian/Reming	2006	1399	Not considered as most destructive
10	Washi/Sendong	2011	1268	Not considered as most destructive

Based from this information, our country has been continuously hit by deadliest cyclones for a decade now (2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013); 6 out of 10 years. Unbelievable but true and with what is happening right now particularly global warming; Philippines is likely to experience untimely and stronger typhoons that will cause damages not only to our properties and also to our lives.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoons_in_the_Philippines